Eric Rosen Architects carved away parts of a sloped site in Brentwood to make way for this multi-level home, topped with a grass-covered roof.

The three-storey residence, which is roughly Z-shaped in plan, consists of a series of polygons embedded in the hillside. It was envisioned as "cascading planes" that contrast with a large mass – a pool house – on the north side of the property.

Large windows provide framed views of Los Angeles from this hilltop house in Echo Park, which German art director Tino Schaedler designed for his family after an unsuccessful search on the property market.

With the help of his multidisciplinary practice Optimist Design, he arranged spaces inside to create different moods and atmospheres, like he would for mapping out the different scenes in a film.

Studio William Hefner has taken cues from Californian modernism to complete this house for an art collector that overlooks Beverly Hills.

The client couldn't find a mid-century modern home with a large enough wall space to hang the larger works in his collection, so the architects created an entrance hall at the heart of the Trousdale house tall white walls for displaying the pieces.

Arshia Architects has created a sculptural white Hollywood Hills residence to comply with the stringent zoning requirements of its exclusive neighbourhood.

To protect neighbouring properties' views of Los Angeles, the studio sunk the home 18 feet (5.5 metres) into the terrain, ensuring that the project does not interfere with existing sightlines at street level.

Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (LOHA) restored and updated the Julius Shulman Home and Studio in the Hollywood Hills, where the influential photographer – best-known for capturing mid-century-modern California – lived for six decades.

Composed of a series of steel and glass boxes, the 4,000-square-foot (372-square-metre) house was originally designed by late architect Raphael Soriano and completed in 1950. It is now designated as a historic-cultural monument.

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